Sabrina Pasterski

Ph.D Candidate, Harvard University

Sabrina Pasterski

Ph.D Candidate, Harvard University

SCIENCE, 2015: Earlier this year, Pasterski's work was cited in a paper co-authored by Stephen Hawking. Nicknamed the "New Einstein", the 22-year-old physicist has already earned a degree from MIT and is now a Harvard Ph.D. candidate. She was praised by physicist George Takei, promoted by rapper Chris Brown, and even promised a job by Jeff Bezos.

Located on Toronto’s Eastern Bayfront, Hxouse will serve as an incubator and hub for local entrepreneurial artists, from singers and photographers to documentarians and fashion designers. Like Toronto’s creative and startup scene, Hxouse is a work in progress.

This is my intersectional, marginalized, working class perspective on friends and family rounds. But just because I can't raise startup capital from mom and dad, doesn't mean I'm not willing to risk it all for my "pipe dream." Fundraising is hard, but giving on my purpose is even harder.

The decision to drop out of college to start your own company is not an easy one to make. Luke Heine, cofounder of Summer Playbook, has dropped out of college three times, and has advice for those mulling over the decision.

Caitlin Strandberg is a leading young mind in venture capital as a principal at Lerer Hippeau. In 2017, she was named to the Under 30 venture capital list for her work as vice president at FirstMark Capital.

“It was never the immigrant that got the chef’s position,” says the 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, watching her octopus and pasilla aquachile face the eager partygoers. “I adopt everyone that’s an immigrant—that can’t get a job anywhere else—and teach them to be proud,” says Soto-Innes.

There are times when managers need to be tougher, not more agreeable. Times when taking the easy road and avoiding conflict just erodes managerial respect. It's important to know when enough is enough.

Do you know someone going off to college who's clueless about money? What if they're clueless about why they're going in the first place? Assuming they're also a bit nerdy too, then Finance is Personal by Kim Stephenson and Ann Hutchins should be on their summer reading list.